Eligibility
Selection methods
Eligibility requirements
You can apply to the Master’s Programme in Neuroscience if you meet the following criteria:
You have completed a first-cycle (bachelor’s) degree at a higher education institution in Finland or abroad, or will do so by the deadline.
You have sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English.
You have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme.
Admission
If you do not meet these criteria, you cannot apply through this application procedure.
1. You have completed a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies
To apply in master's admissions, you must have completed, or will complete by the deadline, a higher education degree that provides eligibility for master's studies.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed in Finland, the deadline is 31 July 2027.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed outside Finland, the deadline is 31 August 2027.
You can apply even if your degree will not be completed during the application period. However, you must have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme by the application deadline. Studies completed after the application deadline will not be taken into account in the assessment of your application.
2. Sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English
You must demonstrate sufficient skills in Finnish, Swedish or English at the application stage. For the methods of demonstrating your language skills, please see the University website.
3. Applicable studies
Previous studies completed by applicants to the Master's Programme in Neuroscience must provide them with sufficient qualifications for successful completion of the programme.
The applicability and sufficient scope of studies will be assessed after you submit your application. The University of Helsinki does not make preliminary assessments of the applicability of studies.
Selecting the language and the study track
Selecting the language of the degree
In the Master’s Programme in Neuroscience, you can select Finnish, Swedish or English as the language of your degree. You will select the language on the application form. This selection is binding, and you must demonstrate your skills in the selected language.
In multilingual master’s programmes, teaching is mostly provided in English, but you can answer examination questions, complete any written coursework and write your master’s thesis in the language of your degree.
Selecting the study track
You must indicate your choice of study track on the application form, but your selection is not binding.
A) Neuroscience
B) Molecular and Physiological Basis of Health.
The study track you select will be taken into consideration when assessing the applicability of your previous studies and your motivation video. Certificates of employment or statements made by supervisors on research related to the field of the programme can be attached to the application.
Are you interested in understanding how behavior, sensory performance, and consciousness emerge from the neural activity of the brain across scales, from cells to circuits? Or how do the complex regulatory networks of organisms work? These topics are essential for understanding both the neural basis and health of living organisms as well as the mechanistic origin of various pathological states. The Master’s Programme in Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary programme providing two complementary study tracks: Neuroscience and Molecular and Physiological Basis of Health. This versatile programme allows you to direct your studies into areas that fascinate you the most.